Whale diary

  • Wednesday, 26.February 2014

  • Monday, 24 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Again we sailed out from Sandgerði. The weather was slightly less windy and we were ready for our second try of the day, which really payed off since we sailed for roughly an hour before we saw a blow. We sailed towards the blow and soon saw that it cam

  • Sunday, 23 February 2014

    Tour at 1300

    Report from Hafsúlan: This time, we left from Grindavík and decided to end the tour in Sandgerði. Within an hour, we had spotted 4 orcas and 2 humpback whales at the west end of Reykjanes. There were lots of birds around, many northern gannets diving for the fish that was pre

  • Saturday, 22 February 2014

    Tour at 1300

    Report from Elding and Hafsúlan: Today we went out from Sandgerði because of the weather conditions. It was quite windy but the seas were not too rough. We sailed to the west to begin with and it did not take us long to find the first Humpback whale! It was travelling at a fa

  • Friday, 21 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: After a very successful morning tour we knew exactly where to look in the afternoon, so after leaving Grindavík we immediately turned west and it didn´t take us long before we spotted our first Humpback Whale, at first there was a pair of wha

  • Thursday, 20 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Elding and Hafsúlan: For our 13:00 tour the weather had improved a a lot and since we didn't see anything on today's first tour we decided to sail a bit further. Soon after we sailed out from Hafnarfjörður we got a glimps of some White beaked dolphins but they di

  • Wednesday, 19 February 2014

  • Tuesday, 18 February 2014

  • Monday, 17 February 2014

  • Sunday, 16 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The weather, just like the last few days, was pretty much perfect. Blue skies with a high sun and some good sea conditions, the temperature took a dive today which gave the whole tour a true winter feel, especially with the surrounding mounta

  • Saturday, 15 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: The sun was shining high in the sky and there wasn´t a cloud in sight as we set off from Reykjavík. And aside from some very chilly winds the weather for the tour was mostly excellent, we could even see the glacier Snæfellsjökull from very fa

  • Friday, 14 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The weather was still lovely, like it was yesterday. Maybe a bit more windy but non the less, we had a very lovely sailing. About an hour and a half into our sailing we did see a Harbour porpoise appear very briefly but it was quick to leave again. Even

  • Thursday, 13 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: The sailing today was the smoothest that it has been in a long time, after days of rough sea it changed today and became very calm. It made for a very comfortable and relaxing journey out of Reykjavík as we headed toward Arkranes and then further offsho

  • Wednesday, 12 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Both boats sailed from Grindavík today and the weather seemed to be better than the previous days had been. There was both blue sky and sunshine and although the sea showed some white caps it was actually smoother than it looked. The bird lif

  • Tuesday, 11 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Today we decided to sail out from Reykjavík. As we headed out Faxaflói they bay was a bit windy but sea conditions were fine. The sky was pretty clear and we got an excellent look of the landscape around us. After a short sailing we saw a flock of North

  • Monday, 10 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: Today we started out by going to Grindavík for better sea conditions. Even so the sea was rather choppy even though there was very little wind. We sailed along the south side of the Reykjanes peninsula. We started by going to the east but we saw no sign

  • Sunday, 09 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed from Grindavík again today, the weather had looked a little worse but we weren´t deterred! We set sail and at first the sea was looking okay, there was movement but nothing to be bothered about. Later on the tour became much more exciting, it

  • Saturday, 08 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan and Elding: Today was a day that was definitely worth remembering! We sailed from Grindavík on the south coast, the weather was looking excellent. The sky was blue, the sun was out and the sea was calm. It only took around an hour before we spotted our f

  • Friday, 07 February 2014

  • Thursday, 06 February 2014

    Tour at 13:00

    Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out from Reykjavík today and were hoping to see the dolphins from yesterday. We sailed to the area where we last saw them and they all seemed to be gone. However, there were many birds around and the bay was lively. We continued our sailing al

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